BU288 Midterm: Midterm 2 Notes A comprehensive study package for midterm II covering chapters 5,6,711,13. Notes are arranged by which chapters where covered first to last. Containing PURELY notes from the book, this study guide contains every single important piece of i
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Chap 5 theories of work motivation 8. A group is two or more people interacting interdependently to achieve a common goal. Formal work groups are groups that are established by organizations to facilitate the achievement of organizational goals. Tasks forces are temporary groups that meet to achieve particular goals or to solve particular problems, such as suggesting productivity improvements. Committees are usually permanent groups that handle recurrent assignments outside the usual work group structures. Informal groups are groups that emerge naturally in response to the common interests of organizational members. The situation is often ambiguous, and members are aware of their dependency on each other. Confrontation and criticism occur as members determine whether they will go along with the way the group is developing. Sorting out roles and responsibilities is often at issue here. Problems are more likely to happen earlier, rather than later, in group development.
